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45243
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5335
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2881

Steven H. Zeisel publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Steven H. Zeisel sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 447 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Steven H. Zeisel D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Steven H. Zeisel sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 111 D-Index — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Steven H. Zeisel is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with a particular emphasis on subfields such as Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Rheumatology, Clinical Biochemistry, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Physiology.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Folate and B Vitamins Research
  • Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease
  • Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Steven H. Zeisel include:

  • "Precision (Personalized) Nutrition: Understanding Metabolic Heterogeneity," 2020, Annual Review of Food Science and Technology
  • "Four-year follow-up of a randomized controlled trial of choline for neurodevelopment in fetal alcohol spectrum disorder," 2020, Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • "Valuing the Diversity of Research Methods to Advance Nutrition Science," 2022, Advances in Nutrition
  • "The Association of Dietary Choline and Betaine With the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study," 2020, Diabetes Care
  • "Nutrition in Medicine: Nutrition Education for Medical Students and Residents," 2020, UNC Libraries

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated with Steven H. Zeisel include:

  • Kerry Ann Da Costa
  • Leslie M. Fischer
  • Mihai D. Niculescu
  • Corneliu N. Craciunescu
  • Jeffrey R. Wozniak

The scientist's work has been published in multiple venues with the highest number of publications in UNC Libraries, followed by contributions to the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Schizophrenia Bulletin, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

Best Publications

  • Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity, and the Prevention of Cancer: a Global Perspective

    M Marmot;T Atinmo;T Byers;J Chen

  • Choline: an essential nutrient for public health

    Steven H. Zeisel;Kerry Ann Da Costa

  • Choline and Human Nutrition

    Steven H. Zeisel;Jan K. Blusztajn

  • Concentrations of Choline-Containing Compounds and Betaine in Common Foods

    Steven H. Zeisel;Mei Heng Mar;Juliette C. Howe;Juliette C. Howe;Joanne M. Holden;Joanne M. Holden

  • Present knowledge in nutrition.

    John W. Erdman;Ian Macdonald;Steven H. Zeisel

  • Choline: Critical Role During Fetal Development and Dietary Requirements in Adults

    Steven H. Zeisel

  • Choline, an essential nutrient for humans.

    S H Zeisel;K A Da Costa;P D Franklin;E A Alexander

  • Association Between Composition of the Human Gastrointestinal Microbiome and Development of Fatty Liver With Choline Deficiency

    Melanie D. Spencer;Timothy J. Hamp;Robert W. Reid;Leslie M. Fischer

  • Diet, methyl donors and DNA methylation: interactions between dietary folate, methionine and choline.

    Mihai D. Niculescu;Steven H. Zeisel

  • Regulation of "Nutraceuticals"

    Steven H. Zeisel

  • Maternal nutrition at conception modulates DNA methylation of human metastable epialleles

    Paula Dominguez-Salas;Sophie E. Moore;Maria S. Baker;Andrew W. Bergen

  • Dietary Choline: Biochemistry, Physiology, and Pharmacology

    Steven H. Zeisel

  • Choline metabolism provides novel insights into nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and its progression

    Karen D. Corbin;Steven H. Zeisel

  • Failure to Thrive

    Deborah A. Frank;Steven H. Zeisel

  • Trimethylamine N-Oxide, the Microbiome, and Heart and Kidney Disease.

    Steven H. Zeisel;Manya Warrier

  • Nutrition education in U.S. medical schools: latest update of a national survey

    Kelly M. Adams;Martin Kohlmeier;Steven H. Zeisel

  • Dietary choline deficiency alters global and gene-specific DNA methylation in the developing hippocampus of mouse fetal brains

    Mihai Dinu Niculescu;Corneliu N. Craciunescu;Steven H. Zeisel

  • Sex and menopausal status influence human dietary requirements for the nutrient choline

    Leslie M. Fischer;Kerry Ann DaCosta;Lester Kwock;Paul W. Stewart

  • Clinical characteristics and pharmacokinetics of purified soy isoflavones: single-dose administration to healthy men

    Marjorie G Busby;A Robert Jeffcoat;A Robert Jeffcoat;A Robert Jeffcoat;LeAnne T Bloedon;LeAnne T Bloedon;LeAnne T Bloedon;Matthew A Koch;Matthew A Koch;Matthew A Koch

  • Quantitation of choline and its metabolites in tissues and foods by liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization-isotope dilution mass spectrometry.

    Hasan Koc;Mei Heng Mar;Asoka Ranasinghe;James A. Swenberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Wei Jia
Wei Jia University of Hong Kong
Joseph A. Galanko
Joseph A. Galanko University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Sally P. Stabler
Sally P. Stabler University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Isabel Varela-Nieto
Isabel Varela-Nieto Spanish National Research Council
Igor P. Pogribny
Igor P. Pogribny National Center for Toxicological Research
Conrad Wagner
Conrad Wagner Vanderbilt University
Connie M. Weaver
Connie M. Weaver San Diego State University
Jan Krzysztof Blusztajn
Jan Krzysztof Blusztajn Boston University
Walter C. Willett
Walter C. Willett Harvard University

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